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EEB-uk/ˈiːbʊk/

An e-book (id: e-book) is a book in digital form that you read on a screen. A textbook is often print; an audiobook is listened to. Exams: an e-book on the college tablet is fine in class; a phone in the exam hall is still banned.

Meaning

A book in digital form that you read on a screen.

Examples

• “An e-book on the college tablet is fine; a phone in the exam hall is still banned.”
• “An e-book from the library app still needs the college login; a pirated file is not the reading list.”

Good to know

an e-book. Contrast: a textbook / an audiobook. College / exams. Countable books. Mix-up: e- as a prefix means electronic; an e-book is not an email.

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